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Page 1 of 35 MIDSTREAM PETROLEUM HOST COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT TRUST REGULATIONS, 2024

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(b) 
is of unsound mind, having been found by a court as 
such;  
(c) 
is an undischarged bankrupt; and 
(d) 
has been convicted of an offence involving fraud or 
dishonesty within ten years of the proposed appointment; and 
(e) 
does not meet any other criteria as the Authority may 
by notice or guideline prescribe. 
 
 
15.The Board of Trustees shall administer the trust and perform the 
duties provided under section 243 of the Act.  
 
Duties of the 
Board of Trustees 
 
16. (1) A licensee may remove a trustee from office provided that 
such removal shall be in accordance with these Regulations and 
the constitution of the trust. 
 
(2)  A trustee shall be removed from office where at any time 
during the trustee’s tenure, the trustee becomes disqualified as 
a trustee in accordance with these Regulations and the 
constitution of the trust. 
 
(3) A licensee shall remove a trustee within 45 days of becoming 
aware that the trustee has become disqualified in accordance 
with these Regulations and the constitution of the trust. 
 
(4) Where a licensee fails to remove a trustee as specified by 
these Regulations or any applicable law, the licensee shall be 
liable to pay an administrative penalty of NGN100,000 for every 
day the disqualified trustee continues to hold office.  
 
(5) A licensee shall be deemed to have notice of any matter 
which disqualifies a trustee under these Regulations where such 
matters are publicly known or reasonably ought to have been 
known by the trustees or the licensee.  
 
(6) i. A licensee shall within 14 days of removal of a trustee on 
grounds of disqualification, notify the Authority of such removal 
and provide the Authority with supporting documents 
evidencing the grounds for such disqualification and removal.  
 
 
Removal of a 
Trustee by a 
licensee